Content Policy

1. Overview

GILDA is a social network and content sharing platform that enables Creators to share and monetise their own original content, and enables Fans to subscribe to and view that content. This Content Policy applies to all content uploaded, shared, or distributed on the Platform — including photos, videos, live streams, private messages, profile information, and captions.

GILDA believes in Creator freedom and expression within a safe, professional community. Our role is to provide tools to publish and monetise original work — not to host illegal, exploitative, or abusive material. All content must comply with:

• These Content Policy rules
• Our Terms of Service
• All laws that apply to you, your content, and use of the Platform
• International child protection and safety standards

Creators are solely responsible for the content they upload. By uploading content, a Creator accepts full legal and moral responsibility for ensuring it complies with this policy and applicable law.

2. Permitted Content

GILDA supports a wide range of original Creator content. The following are examples of content that is permitted on the Platform:

2.1 General Content

• Lifestyle, fitness, fashion, and beauty content
• Personal photography, art, and creative expression
• Educational and informational content
• Music, dance, and performance
• Cooking, travel, and entertainment vlogs
• Behind-the-scenes and personal diary content
• Spoken word, podcasts, and audio content

2.2 Subscription / Premium Content

Creators may offer exclusive content behind a paid subscription tier (Premium or VIP). This allows Creators to share content with paying Fans that they do not wish to make publicly available. Premium content must still comply with all rules in this policy.

2.3 Live Streaming

Creators may live stream on GILDA, subject to the same content standards that apply to uploaded content. Creators are responsible for what appears in their live streams in real time.

3. Prohibited Content

3.1 Other Prohibited Content

The following content will result in content removal and account suspension:

• Content that harasses, threatens, or intimidates specific individuals
• Hate speech targeting individuals or groups based on race, ethnicity, tribe, religion, gender, disability, or sexual orientation
• Content that glorifies, promotes, or provides instructions for violence or self-harm
• Doxxing — publishing private personal information about others without consent
• Misleading or deceptive content designed to defraud other users
• Spam, including mass-identical messages or unsolicited promotional content
• Content infringing third-party copyrights or trademarks without permission
• Content impersonating GILDA or claiming endorsement by GILDA

4. Creator Obligations

To post on GILDA, Creators agree to the following:

• Age: You are 18 years of age or older. You confirm your age at registration and we may request verification at any time.
• Originality: You only upload content you own or have the lawful right to distribute. You do not upload content owned by others without a licence.
• Accuracy: Your profile accurately represents you. Catfishing and impersonating other individuals are strictly prohibited.
• Participant age: Every identifiable person who appears in your content is 18 years of age or older. You maintain proof of this and provide it to us upon request.
• Consent on file: Every identifiable person who appears in your content has given documented, written consent to appear in that content and to have it distributed on the Platform.

5. Consent Requirements

Creators are solely responsible for obtaining and maintaining appropriate consent from all persons who appear in their content.

5.1 What Consent Must Cover

• The nature of the content being created
• Distribution of the content on the GILDA platform
• Confirmation that the consenting person is 18 years of age or older
• Agreement that consent may be withdrawn at any time, after which the Creator must promptly remove the relevant content

5.2 Documentation

• Creators must retain consent documentation for a minimum of 5 years
• GILDA may request consent documentation for any content at any time
• Failure to provide documentation upon request will result in content removal and account suspension

6. Content Moderation

GILDA employs the following moderation mechanisms:

• User reports: Any user can report content or profiles using the in-platform report feature.
• Automated detection: We use automated tools including hash-matching technology to detect known CSAM.
• Human review: Our moderation team reviews reported content, user appeals, and flagged accounts.
• Proactive monitoring: We monitor for patterns of abuse and content matching prohibited categories.

We aim to act on serious reports (CSAM, trafficking, NCII) within 24 hours and general violation reports within 72 hours.

7. How to Report Violations

If you encounter content that violates this policy, please report it using one of the following methods:

Reports are treated confidentially. We do not share reporter identities with the reported user. Bad-faith or fraudulent reports are themselves a violation of our Terms.

8. Consequences of Violations

9. Legal & Platform Compliance

GILDA operates as a digital content and social platform. We enforce strict standards and cooperate with lawful requests. In particular:

• Zero tolerance: CSAM, non-consensual intimate imagery, trafficking, and exploitation result in immediate action and reporting where appropriate.
• Security: We work to prevent unauthorised access, fraud, and abuse on the Platform.
• Privacy: Personal data used in moderation is handled under our Privacy Policy.
• Lawful cooperation: We respond to valid legal process and cooperate with law enforcement on serious violations.

Creators and Fans must comply with applicable law in addition to this policy. We may restrict or terminate access when we believe content or conduct violates our rules or creates unacceptable risk.

For regulatory inquiries, contact compliance@gilda.app.